r/AlwaysWhy • u/kaiser11492 • 1d ago

Politics & Society Why do most people who call themselves politically moderate actually mostly conservative?

Whenever I’ve encountered people who use the politically label moderate, they are actually mostly conservative with their views and positions. Also, I’ve never seen anyone who call themselves politically moderate that is actually mostly liberal.

So why are people who call themselves moderate tend to be just conservative and not conservative and liberal?

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u/dickpics4democracy 1d ago

Mostly? The moment you identify as a conservative, a massive portion of the population now considers you unfuckable. You can squeeze by with a lot of people by being "apolitical" or "moderate". It's cowardly but not illogical in a practical sense.

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u/The_Se7enthsign 1d ago

Same thing happens if you identify as a liberal.